Oil boom

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1977-08-02

1978-09-12

Taylor, Dennis L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Fluid control, treatment, or containment

Floatable matter containment

405 26, 210DIG25, E02B 1504

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041126890

ABSTRACT:
The air/water figure of eight cross-section boom has an additional water chamber along side the original. The extra water boom has some buoyancy due to internal small air tube and thus forms a weir. Surface oil and water collects between the two water tubes and is recovered.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3221884 (1965-12-01), Muller
patent: 3476246 (1969-11-01), Dahan
patent: 3503214 (1970-03-01), Desty et al.
patent: 3533240 (1970-10-01), Lesh
patent: 3567019 (1971-03-01), Headrick
patent: 3631984 (1972-01-01), Rath

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